Osowaw Junction, Florida Explained

Osowaw Junction is a ghost town in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States located about 9 miles away from Yeehaw Junction. The current main road through the former community is US Route 441.

Overview

Osowaw's name comes from the Seminole word for "bird".In 1914 a train station was built here several miles north of Fort Drum in the Kissimmee Valley Extension line of the Florida East Coast Railroad.The town had a stable growing population and by 1921 the town got a public school. Osowaw was a citrus town with tangerine and orange groves. [1] The town vanished when the rail line was abandoned.[2]

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27.5794°N -80.8347°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osowaw Junction. www.abandonedfl.com. 2024-02-04.
  2. Web site: Osowaw Junction - Ghost Town. www.ghosttowns.com. 2016-03-23.